Vehicle 59821
Class 123
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30705
Diagram: 567
Allocations
| Mar-63 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| 28/02/76 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 13/06/77 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 20/05/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52089 | 59821 | 59238 | 52099 | As delivered to CDF - March 1963 | |||||
| 52094 | 59821 | 52098 | Noted 03/07/66 - at Salisbury | ||||||
| 52094 | 59821 | 52098 | Noted 4th August 1966 - Noted on 2T43 at Cardiff/Newport. | ||||||
| 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 08/04/70 - at Royal Oak1 | |||||
| RDG513 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Listed at 81D - circa Aug-70 | ||||
| L713 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 16/04/1972 - L.C.G.B. The Somerset Quarryman Railtour | ||||
| L713 | 52105 | 59821 | 59237 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak, thought be only one power car running with L712 + L714 as 10-car1 | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 17/05/76 - on 2V67 1210 Crewe-Cardiff | ||||
| 52086 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 04/09/76 - in Cardiff Central1 | ||||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 25/11/76 - on 2B53 1831 Newport-Gloucester then 2C52 1932 Gloucester-Cardiff | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 06/02/77 - on 2C46 2040 Cheltenham-Cardiff | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 12/05/77 - on 2B23 1300 Newport-Gloucester | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 27/05/77 - on 2C20 0825 Gloucester-Cardiff | |||||
| 52098 | 51973 | 59821 | 52099 | Noted 12/04/19792 | |||||
| 51955 | 51982 | 59821 | 51957 | Noted 24/07/79 - on 11:56 Hull - Manchester Victoria3 | |||||
| 52091 | 51983 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 10/04/19802 | |||||
| 52092 | 59821 | 51970 | 51966 | Noted 19/07/19802 | |||||
| 52090 | 59238 | 59821 | 52104 | Noted 05/05/1981 - at Hull forming 14:50 to Leeds4 | |||||
| 52092 | 59768 | 59821 | 52097 | Noted Aug-82 - see image on flickr | |||||
| 52094 | 59769 | 59821 | 52099 | Noted circa 10/19832 | |||||
| 51958 | 59842 | 59821 | 51957 | Noted circa 01/19842 | |||||
| 51957 | 59235 | 59821 | 52094 | Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc2 | |||||
| 52098 | 59821 | 59842 | 52100 | Noted circa 05/19842 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Phil Shatford
4: Peter Wallwork
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52093 + W59237 + W59821 + W52105) at Andover with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52093 + W59237 + W59821 + W52105) at Ludgershall with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52105 + W59821 + W59237 + W52093) at old Swindon Town (M&SWJR) station with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52093 + W59237 + W59821 + W52105) at Cranmore with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52105 + W59821 + W59237 + W52093) at Merehead with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 8th April 1977
Set number: C713
Three-car Class 123 DMU set C713 (52105 + 59821 and presumably 52093) at Newport with the 09:55 to Gloucester on 8 April 1977. Robert Thomas.
Date: 7th June 1977
A Class 123 service on a 'shuttle service to Bulmers on 7 June 1977' seen at Hereford. However 7-6-77 was a Tuesday so the date could be wrong. Sadly the power car number is obscured but the TCK is 59821, it normally worked with DMSK 52105 and it matches this vehicle in other images. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: August 1982
Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine Standard Mk.I Class 124 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends awaiting departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service to Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City), 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: August 1982
Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine Standard Mk.I Class 124 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends arriving at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service from Leeds (City), 08/82 Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: August 1982
Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of E52092, E59768, E59821, E52097 and awaits departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: August 1982
Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made up of E52092, E59768, E59821, E52097 and is seen arriving into Manchester Piccadilly, 8/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: August 1982
Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends awaiting departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City) service, Hugh Llewelyn.